I'm conducting the first time ever DC poll for the most vocal or outspoken atheist of the year. I'm including Richard Dawkins, PZ Myers, Christopher Hitchens, Bill Maher, Dan Dennett, Sam Harris (more of an agnostic), Michael Shermer, Victor Stenger, Dan Barker, and Hemant Mehta. If I left out someone notable let me know. Again, this is for the year 2009. I'm even going to let you choose more than one just in case you cannot decide.

If you don't know of someone then they must not have been vocal enough. After voting you might want to read about some of these nominees and vote for the atheist who has made the best contribution to atheism in this poll.